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Photos show a world aglow with holiday lights 12/19/2025 03:38am • As 2025 winds down, holiday lights are illuminating communities around the world, transforming familiar landmarks into scenes of shared wonder. From glowing waterfronts to streets and public spaces bathed in festive color, places shimmer with light and a shared sense of joy. ___ This is a photo gall What to know about the Bank of Japan's interest rate hike 12/19/2025 03:09am • The Bank of Japan raised its key policy rate to a 30-year high on Friday to help curb inflation, as widely expected, and financial markets took the move in stride. The 0.25 percentage point hike took the BOJ's benchmark short-term rate to 0.75%, its highest level since September 1995. It will raise Hong Kong mourns firefighter killed in city's deadliest fire in decades 12/19/2025 02:42am • HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kongers offered flowers and bowed outside a funeral parlor on Friday to pay tribute to a firefighter who was among the 160 people killed by the city's deadliest fire in decades. Ho Wai-ho lost his life battling the massive blaze that engulfed seven buildings of a housing com PHOTO ESSAY: The Palestinian families trying to rebuild their lives in the ruins of Gaza 12/19/2025 02:28am • GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Halawa family’s building still rises two stories above the rubble in Gaza City, a small miracle after two years of Israeli airstrikes wrought heavy damage on homes across the Palestinian territory. One section of the building has collapsed, and bent metal rods ju Seahawks overcome 16-point deficit to stun Rams 38-37 in OT in NFC West showdown 12/19/2025 02:11am • SEATTLE (AP) — Mike Macdonald was in no mood to play for a tie, and the Los Angeles Rams’ defense had no interest in letting Sam Darnold connect with any of his top receiving options. After Darnold hit Jaxon Smith-Njigba for a touchdown in overtime, Macdonald entrusted his quarterback to win it How 1 anonymous tipster cracked the Brown University shooting case 12/19/2025 02:04am • PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Information from a tipster who had a strange encounter with another man on a sidewalk outside Brown University was key to police identifying the suspect they believe killed two students at the school and then two days later gunned down a Massachusetts Institute of Technolog Pistons play the Hornets on 4-game win streak 12/19/2025 02:04am • Charlotte Hornets (9-18, 12th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (21-5, first in the Eastern Conference) Detroit; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Detroit will try to extend its four-game win streak with a victory against Charlotte. The Pistons are 16-5 in Eastern Conference games. D New York takes home win streak into matchup with Philadelphia 12/19/2025 02:04am • Philadelphia 76ers (14-11, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. New York Knicks (19-7, second in the Eastern Conference) New York; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Knicks -5.5; over/under is 229.5 BOTTOM LINE: New York hosts Philadelphia trying to extend its seven-game home winning streak. Sacramento plays Portland, looks to break home losing streak 12/19/2025 02:04am • Portland Trail Blazers (10-16, 10th in the Western Conference) vs. Sacramento Kings (6-20, 13th in the Western Conference) Sacramento, California; Saturday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Sacramento takes on Portland looking to end its three-game home slide. The Kings are 4-17 against conference opponents Jaquez and the Heat visit conference foe Boston 12/19/2025 02:04am • Miami Heat (15-12, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (15-11, fourth in the Eastern Conference) Boston; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Celtics -6.5; over/under is 233.5 BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Conference foes Boston and Miami square off on Friday. The Celtics are 11-8 aga Oklahoma City takes road win streak into matchup with Minnesota 12/19/2025 02:04am • Oklahoma City Thunder (25-2, first in the Western Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (17-10, sixth in the Western Conference) Minneapolis; Friday, 9:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Thunder -7.5; over/under is 227.5 BOTTOM LINE: Oklahoma City will try to keep its eight-game road win streak in San Antonio visits Atlanta following Johnson's 43-point game 12/19/2025 02:04am • San Antonio Spurs (19-7, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Atlanta Hawks (15-13, ninth in the Eastern Conference) Atlanta; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Spurs -2.5; over/under is 241.5 BOTTOM LINE: Atlanta faces the San Antonio Spurs after Jalen Johnson scored 43 points in the At Utah faces Orlando in non-conference action 12/19/2025 02:03am • Orlando Magic (15-12, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (10-16, 12th in the Western Conference) Salt Lake City; Saturday, 9:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Orlando heads to Utah for a non-conference matchup. The Jazz are 7-8 on their home court. Utah ranks fifth in the Western Conference with Memphis and Washington meet in non-conference showdown 12/19/2025 02:03am • Washington Wizards (4-21, 15th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (13-14, eighth in the Western Conference) Memphis, Tennessee; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Wizards visit the Memphis Grizzlies in cross-conference action. The Grizzlies have gone 6-7 at home. Memphis Indiana takes on New Orleans on 3-game losing streak 12/19/2025 02:03am • Indiana Pacers (6-21, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (6-22, 15th in the Western Conference) New Orleans; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Indiana heads into the matchup with New Orleans as losers of three in a row. The Pelicans are 4-12 on their home court. New Orleans has